Friday, October 28, 2016

Poppy Birthday

A trio of poppies from Verve's Poppy Birthday set represent the sketch's three circles. To get a bold red color, I stamped the poppies in black ink on red cardstock instead of stamping them on white and coloring. After cutting the flowers out with the matching dies, I used foam tape to arrange them on a green gingham panel adhered to a lighter green card base. A single leaf on each end frames the flower trio. The "happy birthday" sentiment from the Simply Amazing set was stamped on a long cream cardstock strip and tucked underneath the flower. For a final feminine touch, I trimmed the sentiment strip with a bit of cream lace.